Automation water absorption cup

ABSTRACT

The automatic drink dispensing cup is of added commercial value to the food industry, adding an entertainment value to the drinking of refreshments.

SPECIFICATION

This automatic drink dispensing cup is designed with a single one touchbutton that dispenses water to the top of a straw by a mechanismcontrolled by a built-in water pump using an electric motor.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Drinking cups currently available function simply as drink retainers.Other inventors sharing similar design motivations focus on increasingthe interest level for drinking, designing drink cups with built-instraws where the water distribution is controlled by a suction mechanismusing air trapped in a sealed space.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The automatic drink dispensing cup perfects the concept of automaticwater distribution. For as long as the button on the unit is pressed in,water will continue to flow to the tip of the straw until the automaticdrink dispensing cup is empty. Holding the button down triggers themotor and water pump to transfer liquid from the retaining area to thetip end of the straw.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure one is a section view of the automatic drink dispensing cup whichdemonstrates the location and placement of the pipe/straw, the microelectric motor, and the miniature impeller water pump in relation to thecup. Figure two provides a bottom view of the automatic drink dispensingcup and shows the location of the batteries. Figure three is theperspective view of the cup looking from outside.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The automatic drink dispensing cup includes one cup (2), one pipe/straw(1), one micro electric motor (3), one miniature impeller water pump(4), and 2 AA batteries (5) used to power the unit. The miniatureimpeller water pump (4) is located at the bottom of the cup (2) and isconnected to the electric motor (3). The miniature impeller pump'sintake connects to the bottom of the cup retainer and it's outlet isconnected to the pipe/straw (1). The pipe/straw (1) is of spiral shapeand surrounds the cup retainer. While the unit's button is pressed, theminiature impeller water pump (4) pumps the liquid from the cup retainerand pumps the liquid to the pipe/straw (1).

1. The claim of the automatic drink dispensing cup is that the use of awater pump, motor, batteries, and a pipe/straw is unique in thisformation as an individual serving method for refreshments.